Masahiro Yamamoto (baseball)
| Masa Yamamoto | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 11, 1965 Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| October 16, 1986, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 7, 2015, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics (through 2015) | |
| Win–loss | 219–165 |
| Earned run average | 3.45 |
| Shutouts | 30 |
| Innings pitched | 3,348.2 |
| Strikeouts | 2,310 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Japanese | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2022 |
| Vote | 85.0%（307/361） |
Masahiro 'Masa' Yamamoto (山本昌 (Yamamoto Masa), real name: 山本昌広 (Yamamoto Masahiro), born August 11, 1965, in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a left-handed, retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. A screwballer, Yamamoto pitched for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for 29 years from 1986 to 2015. He is the oldest Japanese pitcher to win a baseball game. With 200+ career victories, he is a member of Meikyukai.